Meet Roy, The Cat Who Has Hydrotherapy Treatment To Improve Blood Flow And Build Muscles

10/11/2014 16:07 GMT
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10/11/2014 16:59 GMT

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Forget about lapping up milk, there is nothing thiscat enjoys more than doing laps of his local swimming pool.

Meet Roy, the one-year-old puss whose love of the wet stuff means he's now being used as a guinea pig (of sorts) for his owner's proposed feline hydrotherapy treatment.

Polly Noviss, a 30-year-old veterinarian nurse, wants to introduce hydrotherapy treatment for felines after the treatment took off for their canine counterparts. It is meant to help benefit pets'health including building their muscles and improving blood flow.

While most cats flee at the sight of water, Roy is made of tougher stuff and is often seen sporting a special life jacket and doing laps of the pool at The Dog Studio, near Swindon.

He loves water so much that he even jumps into the bath with his owner too.